Skip next section ‘If you want peace, you must arm Ukraine,’ US historian Anne Applebaum tells DW
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
‘If you want peace, you must arm Ukraine,’ US historian Anne Applebaum tells DW
Anne Applebaum is an award-winning historian, writer, and publicist. In an interview with DW, she shared her insights on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goals in Ukraine. She also explained what she thinks the West doesn’t understand about Putin, and vice versa.
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Skip next section Israeli top diplomat arrives in Kyiv
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Israeli top diplomat arrives in Kyiv
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived on Tuesday in Kyiv, where he is scheduled to hold meetings with several Ukrainian top officials.
Saar is due to stay in Ukraine until Wednesday.
He is scheduled to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, as well as the local Jewish community, the Times of Israel cited a Ukrainian diplomatic source as saying.
Saar is the most senior Israeli official to visit Ukraine since his predecessor, current Energy Minister Eli Cohen, visited in February 2023.
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Skip next section EU concerned over Kyiv’s vote against anti-corruption bodies’ independence
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
EU concerned over Kyiv’s vote against anti-corruption bodies’ independence
The enlargement commissioner criticised a vote in the Ukrainian parliament to strip two anti-corruption bodies of independence.
“Seriously concerned over today’s vote in the Rada. The dismantling of key safeguards protecting NABU’s independence is a serious step back,” Marta Kos wrote on X, in reference to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.
Kos stressed that the independence of the agency and an anti-graft prosecutor’s office were “essential for Ukraine’s EU path.”
Kyiv has been adamant to accelerate its membership in the bloc, especially since the 2022 Russian invasion.
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Skip next section Lawmakers limit autonomy of anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Lawmakers limit autonomy of anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine
‘s lawmakers voted in favor of amendments that would remove the independence of two anti-corruption bodies in the country.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is the entity investigating corruption allegations within state institutions. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) prosecutes corruption cases.
Both NABU and SAPO were placed under the direct supervision of the Prosecutor General, who is appointed by the president.
This comes a day after a NABU employee was arrested on suspicion of spying for .
The move triggered criticism both at home and internationally, with the EU saying it was “concerned” with the decision.
Ukrainian NGO The Anti-Corruption Action Center said the amendments made the two agencies meaningless, adding the country’s Prosecutor General “will stop investigations into” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “friends.”
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Skip next section France’s FM visits warn-torn Kharkiv07/22/2025July 22, 2025
France’s FM visits warn-torn Kharkiv
France’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, visited the border region of Kharkiv in the northeastern part of the country on Tuesday.
While walking through Kharkiv’s city center, Barrot witnessed the current situation in the city, which is regularly being targeted by Russia, whose forces are some 30 kilometers away.
Speaking during his visit, Barrot accused Russia of “deliberately” targeting civilians and residential areas, in a bid to “undermine Ukrainian morale.”
1.4 million people lived in Kharkiv before
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Skip next section WATCH — North Korea continues to back Russia’s war against Ukraine
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
WATCH — North Korea continues to back Russia’s war against Ukraine
As steps up , the Kremlin is once again seeking help from .
South Korean intelligence reports that the country has already sent Russia 28,000 containers filled with weapons and artillery shells.
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Skip next section Moscow doesn’t expect ‘miraculous breakthrough’ at peace talks
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Moscow doesn’t expect ‘miraculous breakthrough’ at peace talks
Ukraine’s delegation for the peace talks with Russia will be headed by the country’s ex-Defense Minister and current secretary of the security council Rustem Umerov, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The talks are scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Istanbul, in the same venue where previous talks between the two sides took place, with the Kremlin saying that there is no reason to expect a “miraculous breakthrough” in the talks.
This comes after US President s threat to impose should a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine not be reached in 50 days.
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Skip next section Child killed in Russian attack on residential building
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Child killed in Russian attack on residential building
A 10-year-old boy was killed in airstrikes on , the authorities in the city of Kramatorsk say.
According to city mayor Alexander Goncharenko, guided glide bombs launched by Russia hit a residential building in Kramatorsk, located in eastern Ukraine.
The city is located in the area of Donetsk that remains under Ukrainian control
Glide bombs have a range of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles), and their use by the Russian army is made possible by the front moving closer and closer to Kramatorsk.
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Skip next section Ukraine’s new PM seeks fresh IMF loan for defense budget: Bloomberg
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Ukraine’s new PM seeks fresh IMF loan for defense budget: Bloomberg
Ukraine’s Yulia Svyrydenko said she will likely seek fresh financing from the to cushion the country’s fiscal needs in its defense against Russia’s war, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report outlined that global donors have so far only earmarked half of the estimated $75 billion (€64.2 billion) budget that the war-strained country requires over the next two years.
With the IMF’s roughly $16 billion loan program set to expire in 2027, new discussions will likely be held at a lender’s review planned for August, especially since the end to the war is not in sight, she told the media house.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Defense Minister took to messaging app Telegram, saying the country will need at least $120 billion for defense spending next year and that negotiations were ongoing with NATO and the EU over $60 billion in funding from partners.
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Skip next section Roundup: What happened on Monday?
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Roundup: What happened on Monday?
On Monday, the UK and Germany led a virtual meeting on how to help Ukraine acquire the weapons it needs to defend itself against aggression.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he will to Ukraine, DW’s Teri Schultz reported from Brussels. This includes two systems Berlin had previously discussed, with an additional one expected to be financed by Norway.
It is not clear whether Germany would pay for the remaining two defense systems itself, or if it will seek contributions from other NATO members.
Meanwhile, ‘s former prime minister and newly appointed Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, who was also part of the meeting, said needs more than $6 billion (€5.1 billion) worth of additional military spending to increase its own weapons production.
The UK imposed new sanctions on Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” which will target 135 oil tankers and two Russian companies involved in circumventing oil sanctions on Moscow.
Additionally, Ukrainian President said Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday.
Two previous rounds held in Istanbul failed to yield any meaningful progress on a ceasefire.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Welcome to DW’s coverage of the latest developments in
Both Ukraine and Russia continue to exchange drones and missiles, aiming at each other’s capital cities.
Overnight Monday, Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Kyiv, just hours before the UK and Germany chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the US’ plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons it needs.
Stay tuned for the latest news and analysis from the ongoing war.
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